# New Ghostshark with sex organ on head **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [September 24, 2009, 6:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-ghostshark-with-sex-organ-on-head/511346 "2009-09-24T06:31:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Indian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c0e974/32.png) [@Indian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Indian)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2009, 6:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-ghostshark-with-sex-organ-on-head/511346/1 "2009-09-24T06:31:03Z")
_The newly identified species prefers to stay out of the sun—and the spotlight. And with a club-like sex organ on its forehead, the male ghostshark isn’t likely to get any leading man roles._ Story and picture from [national geographic](http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2009/09/090922-ghost-shark-new-species-picture.html) . ---
**Author:** ![Philster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/13edae/32.png) [@Philster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Philster)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2009, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-ghostshark-with-sex-organ-on-head/511346/2 "2009-09-24T13:39:07Z")
What a dickhead. ---
**Author:** ![Yllaria](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yllaria/32/3452_2.png) [@Yllaria](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yllaria)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2009, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-ghostshark-with-sex-organ-on-head/511346/3 "2009-09-24T14:13:45Z")
Hmmm. They’re saying “sexual appendage”, not penis. > [@](#): > > These organs, which resemble a spiked club at the end of a stalk, may be used to stimulate a female or to pull her closer—though these are still assumptions, Long said. So do they have these grabbers AND a penis? Enquiring minds and all that. ---
**Author:** ![Count\_Blucher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Count\_Blucher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Count_Blucher)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2009, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-ghostshark-with-sex-organ-on-head/511346/4 "2009-09-24T14:27:14Z")
> [@Yllaria](#): > > Hmmm. They’re saying “sexual appendage”, not penis. > > So do they have these grabbers AND a penis? Enquiring minds and all that. Now you know what happened to [Aqua-Lad](http://www.getlisty.com/images/aqualad.jpg)in that terrible Aquaman fish-summoning incident (and why his costume now has [reinforced long swim-pants](http://dchallofjustice.com/news/wp-content/gallery/Teen%20Titans/tt-007-aqualad.jpg)). ---
**Author:** ![Llama\_Llogophile](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/49beb7/32.png) [@Llama\_Llogophile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Llama_Llogophile)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2009, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-ghostshark-with-sex-organ-on-head/511346/5 "2009-09-24T16:38:43Z")
I asked for a shark with frikkin’ LASERS on it’s head, not a club!!! ---
**Author:** ![jujuju](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/7993a0/32.png) [@jujuju](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jujuju)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2009, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-ghostshark-with-sex-organ-on-head/511346/6 "2009-09-24T16:43:47Z")
You know, that really makes a lot more sense than having sex organs by the anus. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2009, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-ghostshark-with-sex-organ-on-head/511346/7 "2009-09-24T17:50:49Z")
> [@jujuju](#): > > You know, that really makes a lot more sense than having sex organs by the anus. But it gets confusing trying to headbutt something. ---
**Author:** ![Kobal2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kobal2/32/20_2.png) [@Kobal2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kobal2)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2009, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-ghostshark-with-sex-organ-on-head/511346/8 "2009-09-24T19:06:48Z")
> [@runner pat](#): > > But it gets confusing trying to headbutt something. Those mating season fights must be hell, too. No girl is worth a sharkbite to the dong IMO. ---
**Author:** ![Dante](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dante/32/9673_2.png) [@Dante](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dante)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2009, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-ghostshark-with-sex-organ-on-head/511346/9 "2009-09-24T20:09:43Z")
> [@indian](#): > > _The newly identified species prefers to stay out of the sun—and the spotlight. And with a club-like sex organ on its forehead, the male ghostshark isn’t likely to get any leading man roles._ > > Story and picture from [national geographic](http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2009/09/090922-ghost-shark-new-species-picture.html) . I can’t see the pictures from work, but am I correct in thinking the shark is blind from the testicles covering his eyes? ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2009, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-ghostshark-with-sex-organ-on-head/511346/10 "2009-09-24T20:15:14Z")
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